Written by Rufina Introductions Swarajit, our president, opened the meeting with cheer and enthusiasm, reminding everyone that Toastmasters is a safe place to develop our speaking skills. We practice and get better by learning from our mistakes based on constructive feedback. An example of the support in Toastmasters became even more evident recently when one […]
Hello and welcome to the May newsletter! First things first – please note that there has been a late change of venue for Monday’s meeting (12th May), which will now take place at The Real Man Pizza Company, just across the road from our usual venue. I’m sure you’ve all been eagerly awaiting the results […]
Written by Ash Introductions Our president Swarajit opened the meeting with a salute to Darren LaCroix, 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking. Swarajit shared a couple of lessons he had taken away from a recent workshop with Darren: Never turn down stage time; at worst you will make mistakes, but you’ll learn from them. No […]
Written by Rufina Introductions Our President Swarajit – opened the meeting by quoting from former World Champion of Public Speaking Darren LaCroix who, in the style of Tony Blair, gave the three most important factors in becoming a world class speaker as stage time, stage time and stage time! Swarajit then introduced Stella, who was […]
Hello and welcome to the April newsletter! In a break with tradition, I’m going to lead with the key facts as there’s a lot to report this month! Key facts – just the stuff you really need to know Our neighbouring Division B’s workshops and contests are this Saturday, 12th April, featuring their International Speech […]